Yarrawonga, Northern Territory

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Yarrawonga
Darwin,  Northern Territory
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Yarrawonga
Coordinates 12°28′16″S130°59′24″E / 12.471085°S 130.990115°E / -12.471085; 130.990115
Population32 (2016 census) [1]
Established1980s
Postcode(s) 0830
Location
LGA(s) City of Palmerston
Territory electorate(s) Drysdale
Federal division(s) Lingiari
Suburbs around Yarrawonga:
Holtze
Pinelands 		Holtze Holtze
Durack
Palmerston City 		Yarrawonga Holtze
Farrar
Palmerston City Palmerston City
Farrar 		Farrar
FootnotesAdjoining suburbs [2] [3]

Yarrawonga is an outer northern suburb of Palmerston. It is on the traditional Country and waterways of the Larrakia people. [4]

It is 21 km SE of the Darwin City and 2.1 km from Palmerston City. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston.

Yarrawonga is named after the Yarrawonga Zoo which was established in the area in 1965.

It is believed that the name came from the Victorian town of Yarrawonga in the northern part of the state. [5]

The area is one of Palmerston's Industrial Suburbs, along with Pinelands.

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yarrawonga (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Search result for 'Yarrawonga'". NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Palmerston City Council Suburbs" (PDF). Place Names Committee. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "The Larrakia People". Larrakia Nation. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  5. ↑ NT Lands Group – NT Government – Australia
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